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J. R. Briggs Elementary School Briggs At Large Newsletter The Voice of John R. Briggs Elementary School February 17, 2005 Volume 23, Number 20 |
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Upcoming events…FEBRUARY
Feb. 17 PTO Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 School Council Meeting, 6:15 p.m. Feb. 21 – 25 School Vacation Feb. 28 Chorus, 1:55-2:40 p.m. Mar. 1 Chorus, 3:00-3:45 p.m. Mar. 4 Read Across America Mar. 7 Chorus, 1:55 – 2:40 p.m. Mar. 8 School Committee w/Public Hearing & Budget Certification, 7 p.m. at OMS Mar. 10 PTO Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Nature’s Classroom Meeting OMS, 7 pm Mar. 15 & 17 Parent-Teacher Conferences Mar 28 – 31 MCAS; Gr. 3 & 5KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
On April 5, 6, and 7 children will be screened for Vision and Hearing. Parents need to call the John R. Briggs Elementary School Office (978-827-5750) after March 14, 2005 to make an appointment for one of the above dates. During the registration appointment parents will complete forms for registering their child for Kindergarten for the 2005-2006 school year. Parents are also asked to call the Special Education Office (978-874-6170) to make a separate appointment for screening for any three or four year olds that may have a disability. HOME SCHOOLING POLICY We are looking for a small group of interested parents and school employees to be part of an ad hoc committee to develop a home schooling policy with corresponding regulations. Drafted documents which are developed will be delivered to the School Committee’s subcommittee on policy. . If interested in serving on the ad hoc committee, please call the Office of the Superintendent at 978-827-1434. Thank you. Help us celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday March 4, 2005
Kindergarten: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. 1st Grade: 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. 2nd Grade: 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. 3rd Grade: 11:45 -12:15 p.m. 4th Grade 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. 5th Grade 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Forms have been sent home, if you are interested in reading to a classroom, fill out the form and send it in with your child as soon as possible. Thank you. Student Council Friday is Slipper Day! Be comfortable…give your feet a vacation …dig out Mom or Dad’s … (For in school use only, shoes or boots for outside use.) Thank you to Stephanie, Andrea, Samantha, Tim, Brandon, Kayla, Garrett, and Amanda for helping out in Kindergarten and First Grade. Being a good role model is greatly appreciated. Notes from BAND…Celebrate Music in our Schools The members of A and B Bands will be performing in a concert on Wed., March 23rd, at JRB, 7:00 pm. In addition to band selections, many students will perform solos, duets, and other small ensemble pieces. Band members are asked to arrive at 6:30 p.m. to warm up and tune up. Kindergarten The Writing Process Your child may be wanting to
write words or asking you how to spell something or is copying words seen in the
house. This is natural and if not happening yet, may as the year progresses.
Please encourage your child to write. It does not have to be perfect. We
usually explain to the children that at their age they are learning how to spell
words and when they get much older their writing will look like ours. We are
accepting of anything they write. In fact we encourage them to write anything
they want. Following their attempt, we will show them how it will look when
they get older. At this time, we will write the words they tell us and use that
time for some instruction. We might stress some beginning sounds ("I wrote c and
c is the beginning letter for cat"), letters they may have that correspond
("you have a d and dog begins with a d"), ending sounds or spacing between
words. Seeing what level the child is at determines what teaching assistance we
will give. If a child is not ready for ending sounds or spacing, but is
including beginning letter/sounds, we will concentrate on beginning sounds. The
children are at various levels. This is an on-going process all year. Each
child has their own journal that we work in weekly. You will have a chance to
view these at parent conferences. YOUNG CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL The 7TH Annual Young Children’s Festival will be held on Sat., March 19th from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Overlook Middle School, Ashburnham. The Ashburnham-Westminster community Partnership celebrates the Week of the Young child at this exciting festival. This festival provides fun, hands-on activities, and crafts for young children, various entertainers, a family raffle, a family show, snacks, valuable resources for families and much, much, more. This event will be free to the public and promises to have surprises and exhibits of interest to families of young children. It will be held in conjunction with the JRB – PTO Easter bunny Breakfast to be held from 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. ASHBURNHAM COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Ashburnham Community Church American Red Cross – 1-800-GIVE-LIFE Walk-Ins Always Welcomed! News from Technology Recycled Printer Cartridge Update Many thanks to all parents, students and teachers who have brought in their empty ink jet printer cartridges. We have earned $200 for the school so far this year! We will use the money to purchase digital video cameras so that students can add short movies to their multimedia projects. Keep those cartridges coming! Remember, any ink jet cartridge with a print head qualifies. That includes most of the Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Compaq, Canon and Apple cartridges. Ink jet cartridges without a print head are accepted for recycle, not payment. That includes mostly Epson cartridges. We do not accept laser printer cartridges. Thanks again for your support! 5th Grade Space Animations The fifth grade students have recently completed their space animations, a project that they have been working on in technology class for the first half of the year. If you have Internet access from home or work, you can find your child's animation by going to the Briggs web page (www.awrsd.org/jrb) and clicking on the "Grade 5 Space Animations" link. Note: if you checked "I deny permission" on the web page publishing permission form that went home at the beginning of the year, your child's work will NOT be posted. The students are very proud of their work and would love to have an opportunity to show their work to you! Tiffany Davis, Instructional Technology Specialist TITLE I – Math Tutoring The 2nd session of before and after school math tutoring will begin mid-March. This session will ONLY target students in 4th grade in preparation for MCAS testing. Parents will be contacted after February Vacation if their child is eligible. Please contact your child’s teacher if you are also interested in this service. Poster Contest: ATTENTION ALL ARTISTS! The Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance are hosting an Anti-Tobacco Poster Contest. Mrs. Richard and Miss Cook have the contest directions/entry forms for all those who are interested. Please submit any entries to either Mrs. Richard or Miss Cook by Friday, February 18th. Good luck!!COMMUNITY INTEREST
Weight Loss Strategies for Your Child/Teen 4-Week Course for Parent/Guardian Presented by: Donna Jarvis, Registered Dietician 4 nights – 6:30-8:00 p.m. Thursdays, beginning March 10th Cost: $59 Monty Tech cont Ed – 978-345-9200, Ext. 5220
March Madness Flea Market Ashburnham Community Church Saturday, March 5th, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Tables available: $15.00 Brenda Brown, 978-827-5492
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Ashburnham Community Church Thursday, March 17th , 6:00 p.m. Children and Seniors - $5.00 Adults - $8.00 Brenda Brown, 978-827-5492 Extended Day News… We will be open during February vacation week: Tuesday, Feb 22 - Friday, Feb 25 from 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Special activities include: Tuesday - Ice Skating at Cushing Academy - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Wednesday - Trip to Fleet Center - Disney on Ice - "Finding Nemo" Friday - Pajama Day If you would like to reserve some time to join us, please call 978-827-1412 by Wed. 2/16. MCAS Update The spring will be a very busy MCAS testing time at JRB. This year students in grades 3 and 5 will have additional question try-out sessions. A preliminary testing schedule for grades 3-5 is posted on the PTO – Parent Bulletin Board. Girls Softball Clinics There will be softball clinics for girls ages 7-9, 10-12, and 13 plus on Sundays February 27, March 6, 13, 20, and April 3rd. The clinics will be held at the Mount Wachusett Community Fitness & Wellness Center and they are sponsored by the Galaxy of Greater Gardner. For more information, please call the Fitness Center at 978-630-9212. Last updated 02/18/05 by Tiffany Davis. |
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